Beater



L. BORDWELL Oct. 21, 1952 BEATER Filed May 11, 1950 INVENTOR. 4.522210%.

- firm/e446) Patented Oct. 21, 1952 BEATER Lavern Bordwell, New York, N. Y., assignor to United Royalties Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York 4 Application May 11, 1950, Serial No. 161,345

cifically intended for household use in beating eggs, dressing, whipping cream or the like, although it is not limited t these particular uses, and is directed more specifically to an improved drive for the beater blades of such a beater.

A feature and object of the invention is the provision of an improved drive for the blades of a heater.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a beater embodying an improved drive for the beater blades and constructed in a manner which will permit rapid and comparatively cheap manufacture and assembly of. the beater to the end that the same may be sold at a comparatively small cost.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a beater embodying the enumerated improved features which is durable and substantially free from mechanical troubles when in use. Additional advantages. and improved features of construction will appear from the following description when read in the light of the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a beater embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the upper end of the beater, the operating wheel or gear appearing in side view.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking upward as indicated by arrows.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking downward as indicated by arrows.

Having reference to the drawings which illustrate an embodiment of the invention concept, A is a metallic frame bent or otherwise formed to provide a substantially straight vertically extending leg or shank l thelower end of which extends outwardly at right angles, as at 2, and is then bent downwardly and reversely at 3 to provide a base 4 which parallels but is in spaced relationship to the frame portion 2 and is of much greater length in that it extends to both sides of the shank or leg I.

A handle 5 is preferably rotatably mounted in a yoke made up or two yoke elements 6 and 1 suitably secured as at 8 to the upper end of the frame leg I.

An operating wheel or gear B is mounted on the frame to rotate about a suitable horizontal 2 Claims. (Cl; 259-131) pivot 9 and for ease in operation the leg is offset as at III for thereception and supportof ball bearings ll interposed between the leg and the inner face of the operating gear. A suitable operating handle I2 is provided for manualrotation of the gear B.

A shaft l3 extends vertically through the frame base 4 and is disposed at that side of the frame leg upon which the operating gear is disposed. A small gear [4, disposed above the frame base, is secured to and rotates this shaft while a second and larger gear l5 secured to and rotatable with the shaft is disposed below the frame base. The gear I4 has engagement with the teethlfi of the operating gear or wheel B and is driven thereby.

The heater illustrated embodies two pairs 0 heaters each made up of apair of beater blades. Each pair of beaters is rotatable about one of the pair of vertically extending legs I! and I8 of a wire or rod C. Theupper ends l9.and 2.0 of these rods extend. through the frame base 4 and the frame leg 2 and are suitably secured thereto. The lower ends of the legs I! and I8 are secured together by a cross element 2| which is prefer;- ably a part of the rod so that the rod is continuous throughout its length.

A second rod D is made up of vertically extending upper end portions 22 and 23 which have their lower ends outwardly bowed as at 24 and 25 and secured together. The cross element of the first rod C crosses and is suitably secured as at 26 tothe rod D at its bottom. The rod portion 22 has its upper end 21 suitably secured in the frame base and its other end is bent at right angles as at 28 and then extends to and is secured as at 29 in the frame base.

The lower ends of the beater blades 30 and 3| of one beater are rotatable about the lower end of the rod leg I! while their upper ends are rotatable about the upper end of said leg and carry a small gear 32, affixed against rotation in respect to the blades,.which meshes as at 33 with the gear 15. The other beater blades 34 and 35 have their lower ends rotatable about the lower end of revolved which in turn revolves the shaft l3 and' the gear IS. The gear [5 rotates the gear 32 whichin turn rotates the gear 36. Rotation of efiort ascompared with beatersnot'providedwith the present gear arrangement as for instance beaters driven by a gear arrangement such as that'- illustrated and described in my prior Patent No,.,,

1,709,768 of April 16, 1929.

What I claim is:

1. In a beater, a frame having ashank portionthe lower end of which is bent into a U-shape to provide an upper short leg: andalower. long,

leg arranged in spaced parallel relationship and disposed in substantially horizontal planes-when the beater is in use, the long leg comprising a base an'dgthe shank;- extending at right: angles thereto Ironra point substantiallyintermediate; the length oijthetbase, a. holding; handle; connected to; the upper:end of the shank and.;paralleling-v the: base andwbeing disposed. above the same; a pair of rotatably mounted beaters supportedfrom and isposedrbelow, the :base and" each being-provided witha similar; sized? gearr said beater gearsbeing disposed; beneath one end ofrthe base: and meshineewitlr one; another to; rotate the beatersin opposite; directions, atfreely. rotatable shaft. ex.- tending through,the-opposite. end; of the base and :providedrabove;thebase with anupper gear and bElOWiil'xhBr'bBiSfiWillh alower gear larger in size than the upper; gear; I saidlowerlarger gear meshing with one only of the beater gears, armain drive-gear: wheel largerthan any of" the aforementioned gears rotatably mounted onthe shank and: operatively meshing with the upper: small gear carried by theiaforementioned shaft, and an operatinghandle secured to the main drive gear Wheel for rotating. the same. and through said chain-bf gearsrotati'ng the beater blades at a speed muchin. excess of the speed ofrotation of the-maimdr ive gear wheel.

2. In a beater, a frame having a shank portion the lower end of which is bent into a U-shape to provide an upper short leg and a lower long leg arranged in spaced parallel relationship, and disposed in substantially horizontal planes when the heater is in use, the long leg comprising a base and the shank extending at right angles thereto from; a point substantially intermediate thelength: of the base, aholding handle connected to the upper end of the shank and paralleling the base and being disposed above the same, a pair of rotatably mounted beaters supported from and disposed below the base and each being provided with a similar sized gear, said beater gears being disposed beneath one end of the base andimeshingrwith one another to rotate the beatersin opposite v directions, a freely rotatable shaft extending through the opposite end of the base and provided above the base with an upper gear and below the base with a lower gear, said lower gear meshing with ,one, only. of. they beater gears, v m in, drive. gear. wheel. mounted, on the shank androp ra ively meshing With-the upper, gear. car.- ried by the aforementioned shaft, and anoperate ing handle.- secured to the main drive ear wheel for rotating. the. same. and throushsaid chainof gearsrotating-the beaterbladesata speed much inlexcessi of the speed of. rotation ofthe main drive. gear. wheel.

LAVERN BORDWELJ EEEEBENCES, CITED The; follomng references :are of record in the file Qfi. this; pat nt; 

